Thursday, April 1, 2010

Physical Therapy

We started our appointment with some moist heat and massage. Bug was guarding his right rear leg a bit, but overall Cathy did not think he felt tight. Yay!

Then we introduced Bug to the underwater treadmill. While he was slightly stressed out and giving Eeyore ears, I am/was absolutely amazed by how little adjustment there was. When it first started to move Bug did hug the side, but very quickly he was walking down the center. He took his first treat at a little past the half-way point. Yay Bug!

Once Bug was dried off we did some work on the big red peanut. Cathy bounced the ball while lifting his left rear and right foreleg and vice versa. We noticed that when she did the right rear and left foreleg he did lean into her a bit. Then she asked Bug to sit-stand, sit-stand. Bug thought that was rather exhausting!

After the peanut Bug did some cavelettis. They were set at about 4" and Bug felt very confident he was supposed to speed through bouncing all the way. Cathy did not agree and it took some work to get Bug to do the cavelettis at a slow leisurely pace.

We finished up by icing Bug. Our next appointment is on Tuesday. We will use how Bug felt after this appointment as a gauge for how to proceed. He seems a bit tired, but that's about it. We have appointments scheduled through the month of April. Let's see where it takes us!

Bug looks good! When Kody and Sophie walk on the treadmill the PT straddles them and keeps them inthe center and hold the lead straight up. Sophie walks right at the top and Kody has a nice steady gait in the center until his noseness gets the better of him and he looks around and slides to the rear!

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Ike

Silvermist Icebreaker NAC, CL1-R CL1-H (CGC TDI)

Ike is the first dog that is purely my own. We have overcome some big hurdles with his fear of people (how can you avoid them!) and continue to work on building our confidence in the sport of agility. Ike takes life at a much slower speed than I do, which is a challenge. My goal for our partnership is to figure out a sport or joint activity that Ike and I can enjoy equally and excel at together. This would be in addition to Ike's #1 sport, lounging on the couch; which I don't really enjoy or excel at.

Carmen

Carmen is a 9 yo salt-n-pepper Miniature Schnauzer from the same breeder as Ike. I started working with Carmen in the winter of '08 after my DH told me we could not get another dog until the end of 2008 (enter Bug 5/08). Little did I know how much joy she would take in agility and what a spitfire she would be. We are having a ton of fun working together. Unfortunately, Carmen was diagnosed with PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) in 10/08 and has been retired as her vision continues to change.

Bug (Honor)

CH Visions Cornerstone Dream On (CGC) TN-N

Bug (fka Honor) is a 5 year old CWC. He is a blue merle with tan points, a LOVELY temperament and a great work ethic. He finished his AKC championship 7/3/2010. Bug is looking forward to playing in Rally Obedience and tracking/Noseworks.